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TENNIS2008 USC Women TENNIS2008 USC Women TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS USC WoMen’s TENNIS BOOSTERS Quick.Facts./.Media.Notes..........................................1 University Information Season.Outlook./.Roster.............................................2 Location:.............................................Los.Angeles,.Calif. ITA.Fall.Rankings............................................................3 The.2008.USC.women’s.tennis.team.would. Founded:.................................................................... 1880 Richard.Gallien, Head Coach........................................4 like.to.thank.all.of.the.boosters.and.sponsors. Enrollment:.............................................................33,000 Assistant.Coaches..........................................................5 President:........................................... Dr..Steven.Sample for.their.support.of.Women.of.Troy.Tennis. Marks.Tennis.Stadium./.Support.Staff........................6 Athletic.Director:..................................... Mike.Garrett 2008.Women.of.Troy.....................................................7 Sr..Women’s.Administrator:.............Carol.Dougherty 2007.Results..................................................................12 National Affiliation:............................NCAA.Division.I 2007.Postseason.Results............................................13 Conference:......................................................Pacific-10 2007 Match-By-Match Results..................................14 Nickname:..........................Trojans.or.Women.of.Troy All-Time Honors..........................................................16 Fight.Song:...................................................... “Fight.On” USC.Letterwinners......................................................18 Colors:.................................................. Cardinal.&.Gold National.Championships............................................19 Home.Court:..............................Marks.Tennis.Stadium Year-By-Year..................................................................20 Capacity:................................................................... 1,000 Opponent.Series.Records..........................................23 Tennis Information MEDIA NOTES Head.Coach:.......................................... Richard.Gallien Douglas.Ammerman,.Gregory.Bert,. Alma.Mater:............................................ Pepperdine.‘83 Record.at.USC:................ 216-96.(.692),.13th.season Interviews: To.arrange.an.interview.with.coaches. Gregory.Brakovich,.Susan.Brown,. or athletes, please contact Darcy Couch (213-740- Overall.Record:..............278-120.(.698),.16th.season Gallien’s.Phone:.....................................(213) 740-3828 Georgette.Cooper,.Chris.Copps,.. 3808).at.least.one.day.in.advance. Check.with.the. USC Sports Information Office regarding the team Assistant.Coach:...........................................West.Nott Nott’s.Phone:.........................................(213) 740-8874 Carol.Dougherty,.Richard.Filanc,.. practice.schedule. Players.can.be.made.available.after. practice.sessions.and.following.home.matches... Volunteer.Asst..Coach:.................................... Jim.Buck Kirby.Galt,.William.Hart,. 2007.Overall.Record:..............................................19-5 Trojans On The Web: Current.women’s.tennis. Stephen.&.Helen.Holwell,. information,.as.well.as.news,.features.and.updated. 2007 Pac-10 Record:........................ 6-2 (t-2nd place) statistics.can.be.found.on.the.web.at: 2007.Postseason:.........................NCAA.Round.of.16 Patricia.Jacobs,.James.Jaeger,. http://www.usctrojans.com Final.Team.Ranking:...............................................No..10 Letterwinners.Returning/Lost:..............................6./.4 Barbara.Kawahara,.Kathy.King,.. For more information on the Pac-10 Conference, go to: Newcomers:....................................................................4 http://www.pac-10.com Timothy.Korber,.Richard.Leach,. Tennis History Kathleen.Lillie,.Michael.Margolin,. For.more.information.on.all.NCAA.Division.I.sports. All-Time Program Record:..................583-215.(.731) and.championships,.go.to: All-Time Conference Record:............197-102 (.659) Kathleen.McGarrigle,.Daniel.McKenna,. http://www.ncaasports.com All-Time NCAA Record:..........................51-23 (.689) National.Team.Championships:...................................6. Robert.McKnight,.Barbara.McLean,. For.more.information.on.the.Intercollegiate.Tennis. .......................... (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985) National.Singles.Championships:................................5 Kerry.Metz,.Gretchen.Miller,. Association.(ITA),.go.to: http://www.itatennis.com ..................................... (1976,.1977,.1978,.1981,.1983) National.Doubles.Championships:................1.(1980) Joselyn.Miller,.Terri.Ann.Morris,. or http://www.collegiatetennisonline.com Conference.Championships:........................................9 Steve.Obradovich,. ........................... (1977,.1978,.1979,.1980,.1981,.1982,. .............................................................1983, 1985, 1986) It’s Not Southern Cal: In.references.to.athletic. Orange.County.Trojan.Club,. teams.of.the.University.of.Southern.California,.the. following. are. preferred:. USC,. Southern. California,. Sports Information Maya.Redwitz,.San.Diego.Trojan.Club,. So.. California,.Troy. and.Trojans. for. men’s. and. Women’s.Tennis.SID:................................Darcy.Couch SID.Phone:.............................................(213) 740-3808 Sherry.Schulman,. women’s.teams,.and.Women.of.Troy.for.women's. teams. PLEASE.do.not.use.Southern.Cal. It’s.like. Cell.Phone:.............................................(213) 725-3447 Shell.Oil.Company.Foundation,. calling. San. Francisco.“Frisco”. or. North. Carolina. SID.Fax:...................................................(213) 740-7584 “North.Car.”). E-mail:.................................................. [email protected] Diane.Stalder,.Helienne.Steden,.. Website:........................................www.usctrojans.com Credit Sports.Information.Address:.......................................... Stephen.&.Mindy.Thigpen,.. The.2008.Women's.Tennis.Media.Guide.was.prepared. ................................................ USC.Sports.Information by. Darcy. Couch, Assistant. Sports. Information. ...............................3501 Watt Way, Heritage Hall 103 Trojan.Club.of.The.Desert,. Director. Special. thanks. to. Dan.Avila. for. action. ...................................................Los.Angeles,.CA.90089 Trojan.Club.of.The.San.Fernando.Valley. photos.and.the.women’s.team.photo.and.to.Figge. Photography. for. the. women’s. headshots..Action. and.Ventura.County,. photography.also.courtesy.of.Heston.Quan,.Gary. Rus,.Sam.Haythorn,.Jim.Sabo,.Eddie.Siegel,.Michael. Ray.Webber,.Washer.Family.Charitable Sugarman,. Jon. SooHoo. and.Troy.Witt.. Printing. by. ProGraphics. 2008 USC Women’s Tennis Media Guide • • asdf 2008 USC Women TENNISROSTER / SEASON OUTLOOK TENNIS 2008 ROSTER 2007-08 WOMen’s TENNIS ROSTER NAME R/L HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Cristala Andrews R 5-5 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev./Laurel Springs HS Leyla Entekhabi R 5-6 Fr. HS Agoura, Calif./Agoura HS Sarah Fansler R 5-4 So 1V Thousand Oaks, Calif. CRISTALA.Andrews.........criss-TALL-ah Amanda Fink L 5-9 Jr. 2V Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas HS) Amber Harper R 5-5 Jr. 2V Tarzana, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) Lyndsay Kinstler R 5-7 Fr. HS Emerald Bay, Calif./Laguna Beach HS LEYLA.ENTEKHABI...................LAY-la Lindsey Nelson R 6-0 Sr. 3V Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park HS) EN-teh-COBB-ee Gabriela Niculescu R 5-6 Jr. RS Romania (Dimitrie Bolintineanu) Maria Sanchez R 5-10 Fr. HS Modesto, Calif./Davis HS Gabriela.NICULESCU.......NICK-oo-LESS-coo * - has utilized redshirt season ..Richard.Gallien.(13th.season) HEAD COACH: Richard.GALLIEN......................GAL-yen ASSISTANT COACH:..West.Nott (first season) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: .Jim.Buck (sixth.season) 2008 SEASON OUTLOOK SENIOR LINDSEY NELSON In a dozen years at USC, head coach Not when you have two ITA National Rook- Richard Gallien has seen his share ies of the Year playing just behind your three- of talent pass through the courts time All-American. of Troy. Now a junior, 2006 Rookie of the Year A consistent flow of winners has propelled Amanda Fink is back for more. the Women of Troy to nine straight appear- And fresh off claiming the 2007 Rookie of ances at the NCAA Championships and four the Year award, Sarah Fansler returns for her straight second-place finishes in Pac-10 action. sophomore season. Last season, the USC women’s tennis team “Lindsey firing on all cylinders puts a lot of posted a 19-5 overall record and reached the pressure on other teams,” Gallien said of his NCAA Champi- decorated No. 1 sin- onships Round “We have a lot of firepower, more firepower of 16. This year, gles star. the Trojans are than we’ve ever had before... if we can get to “I feel that ranked No. 8 NCAA healthy and hot and confident, we Lindsey is nationally in the have enough juice to get the job done” extremely ITA preseason — Head coach Richard Gallien committed rankings. to making Headlining this last the recent successes of the Women of Troy season of hers a big one not just for herself has been Lindsey Nelson. The 2007 Pac-10 but more for her team. singles champion has now made back-to-back That’s crucial for us. And I know that Sarah and trips to